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   unencrypted, turn off swap if it is not encrypted before doing the
   backup.
 
-  You can of course use different or no compression and you can use a
-  symmetric key if you have one and have a backup of the secret key
-  that belongs to it.
+  You can of course use different or no compression and you can use
+  an asymmetric key if you have one and have a backup of the secret
+  key that belongs to it.
 
   A second option for a filestem-level backup that can be used when
   the backup is also on local disk (e.g. an external USB drive) is